Tenku Tea Ceremony at APU

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by Takuma Nagatome (The Fountain staff)
November 2, 2018
Tenku Tea Ceremony at the APU cafeteria had around 80 visitors in Tenku sai on Oct. 27 and 28. Most visitors had knowledge of the Japanese tea ceremony, and they enjoyed the event with Japanese sweets and matcha (Japanese tea powder).


Every year APU Tea Ceremony Club holds  the tea ceremony at the same place in Tenku sai, but they always use different utensils. It is a way for people who come every year to enjoy and be interested. All tea bowls have different pictures of flowers or insects, so many visitors looked carefully at the utensils and asked who made them or what is the meaning was.
"We make fire closer to visitors when we held tea ceremony end of October", said ko-ken, the person who explains tea ceremony in the event. When there is getting cold, they do it for making warmer. "We always change tea ceremony style depends on season", teacher of APU tea ceremony Club said.


Normally people have to buy a ticket of Tea Ceremony around 300 yen because Japanese sweets cost expensive which people have. However, APU Tea Ceremony Club don't always collect money. They want many people to feel free to join and enjoy it.
Every tea ceremony in Tenku sai use charcoal. Normally APU student office prohibits using fire in Japanese style room. However, Tea Ceremony of Tenku sai is special for APU Tea Ceremony Club, so only Tenku sai they use charcoal with fire. "Sound of firing charcoal is very interesting. It smells good and I feel winter", a visitor said.


APU Tea Ceremony Club has 15 members now. 10 members are Japanese students, and 5 members are international students. "we always welcome coming people", said leader of APU Tea Ceremony Club.


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